Best Elementary Schools in Wisconsin

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Forward Exam test scores by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1061)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
550027002925	481	Altoona Intermediate	Public	4-5	1903 Bartlett Ave	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 839-6030	280	20	14	40.7%	225 (80.4%)	5 (1.8%)	22 (7.9%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$11,434			$623			$10,811	60.6	58.8	474	7
550753000859	482	Spence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2150 Bennett St	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7773	335	29	11.3	55.2%	227 (67.8%)	16 (4.8%)	14 (4.2%)	46 (13.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	$15,467			$1,099			$14,368	60.5	55	536	54
550432000465	483	Ellsworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 S Piety St	Ellsworth	54011	Pierce County	Ellsworth Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 273-3912	730	47	15.6	34.5%	659 (90.3%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.5%)	$11,872			$592			$11,280	60.4	56.7	502	19
550960002911	484	Bay View Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	357 E Howard Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-0700	469	22	21.2	33.3%	285 (60.8%)	25 (5.3%)	104 (22.2%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	$12,438			$1,985			$10,453	60.4	54.1	553	69
550492000532	485	Freedom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N3569 County Road E	Freedom	54913	Outagamie County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7950	698	52	13.4	21.2%	612 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$11,068			$417			$10,651	60.3	58.7	478	7
550960001160	486	Fernwood Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	3239 S Pennsylvania Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1300	756	33	22.8	23.7%	483 (63.9%)	37 (4.9%)	161 (21.3%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.8%)	$11,828			$1,852			$9,976	60.2	56.7	503	17
550327000370	487	Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	340 W Quarry St	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 764-5442	420	37	11.3	20.0%	364 (86.7%)	5 (1.2%)	25 (6.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$12,145			$350			$11,795	60.2	63.6	403	84
550405000439	488	Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	3110 W Vine St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-4800	481	36	13.3	37.8%	322 (66.9%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.4%)	100 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	$12,549			$416			$12,133	60.1	54	556	68
551626002104	489	Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10125 W Montana Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4510	253	17	14.4	44.3%	166 (65.6%)	13 (5.1%)	50 (19.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.3%)	$10,586			$1,033			$9,551	60	45	663	174
551464003075	490	Meadow View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N Grand Ave	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-6624	362	30	11.8	29.0%	112 (30.9%)	52 (14.4%)	48 (13.3%)	96 (26.5%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.7%)	$13,396			$413			$12,982	60	67.4	331	159

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Forward Exam English Language Arts, Forward Exam Mathematics, Forward Exam Social Studies, Forward Exam Science test scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.